http://www.siemens.com/energy
Have you ever wondered what goes on during the installation of a wind power plant at sea? Watch this video and learn more about what really happens. You´ll never have an opportunity to get this close again!
http://www.siemens.com/wind

published:23 Sep 2014

views:140709

In the U.S. today, wind power accounts for about five percent of all electricity generation, but a new project aims to change that. A $300 million installation off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, takes the renewable energy technology out to sea. Gov. Gina Raimondo anticipates the project is the beginning of a new industry, but some locals are skeptical. Mike Taibbi reports.

published:11 Dec 2016

views:46718

A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other purposes. A wind farm can also be located offshore.
Many of the largest operational onshore wind farms are located in Germany, China and the United States. For example, the largest wind farm in the world, Gansu Wind Farm in China has a capacity of over 6,000 MW of power in 2012[1] with a goal of 20,000 MW by 2020. The MuppandalWind farm in Tamil Nadu, India is the largest onshore wind farm outside of China, with a capacity of 1,500 MW. As ofApril 2013, the 630 MW London Array in the UK is the largest offshore wind farm in the world, followed by the 504 MW Greater Gabbard wind farm in the UK.

published:28 Jan 2017

views:29179

PETERHEAD, SCOTLAND — Scotland's notoriously strong winds could pan out to be a blessing in disguise after the Scottish government recently approved plans for a floating wind farm right off of the Scottish coast.
According to the Guardian, Statoil, a Norwegian energy company, plans to build a floating wind farm 15 miles off the coast of Peterhead, Scotland by the end of 2017.
The floating wind farm, called the Hywind floating wind farm, will consist of five, 258-meter-high floating wind turbines. Each will have a floating steel tube filled with ballast as their base and they will be tethered to the seafloor by three moorings.
Each of the five wind turbines will have a six-megawatt capacity, and together they will be able to power an estimated 20,000 homes.
Because they're not actually attached to the seabed, these types of wind turbines are cheaper than traditional ocean turbines and can be placed in deeper waters. Existing offshore wind turbines, which need to stand on concrete or steel foundations, are expensive if anchored to depths greater than 40 meters, reported the Guardian.
Statoil's goal with this $232 million pilot project is to demonstrate a way to harness wind power that can increase the global market potential for turbines.
Offshore wind is a key component of Europe's plan to source 20 percent of its total energy consumption from renewables, reported the Independent.
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http://www.infineon.com/energy-efficiency - Energy means life: It heats houses, powers cars and lights megacities. The global appetite for energy is voracious, while resources are dwindling.
One third of the energy consumed worldwide is electricity and the trend is rising. The name of the key energy source of the future is energy efficiency. Optimal electricity use is achieved by harnessing smart semiconductor technology: Innovative chip solutions fine-tune cars, industrial plants, consumer and household electronics to use less energy. And smart meters permit evaluation of every kilowatt hour with to-the-minute accuracy, helping to save electricity.
The future of Wind Energy can be identified in offshore areas worldwide. Looking just at the North- and Baltic Sea, around 30 offshore wind farms are planned to come up in the next few years.
Tomorrow's electricity grids will be smart
The electricity grids of the future will feed themselves locally from wind, sun and water. However peaks and troughs are inevitable. Smart grids will control the power supply and demand thus ensuring a reliable flow of current.
Employing Infineon's innovative semiconductor solutions means that electricity comes from the socket with low losses. Our power electronics transmit energy from the power station to the consumer efficiently, over thousands of kilometers.

published:16 May 2011

views:199952

A number of projects are under way around Japan’s coast to develop offshore wind power
Japan has developed an advanced form of this platform that it expects will create demand in the rest of the world.

published:28 Jul 2016

views:6347

Some people thought we were crazy when we put a giant wind turbine on top of a floating spar structure and towed it out to sea. But it turned out to be the future, and the future is now. This year we made a giant leap forward as we installed and started producing electricity from the world’s first floating wind farm. The 30 MW Hywind Scotland pilot park will demonstrate the feasibility of future commercial floating wind farms that could be more than four times the size. This will further increase the global market potential for offshore wind energy, contributing to realising Statoil’s ambition of profitable growth in renewable energy and other low-carbon solutions. Visit our website to learn more: https://www.statoil.com

published:18 Oct 2017

views:193709

Vestas V164-8.0 MW - a game changer in offshore

published:26 Sep 2013

views:290286

Tim Camp, Head of Turbine Engineering at DNV GL, discusses the current high costs of producing offshore wind energy, and highlights how DNV GL’s ProjectFORCE has identified ways of reducing these costs by at least 10%.
For more information about our Project FORCE, please visit: http://www.dnvgl.com/projectforce
Filmed by WindPower Monthly at RenewableUK GlobalOffshoreWind 2014.

published:30 Jul 2014

views:352

How far offshore can one build a wind farm? Can turbines be placed in deeper waters? Watch this video to know more about the future of wind energy and also new innovative concepts to harness wind energy at lower costs.

published:23 Sep 2016

views:4219

http://www.siemens.com/energy
From the world's first offshore project more than 20 years ago to the largest offshore wind power plant in operation today, Siemens offers experience and reliability in wind power. The SWT-6.0-154 wind turbine features innovative direct drive technology, maximizing energy yield from moderate to most severe wind conditions. It redefines wind industry standards for lean, robust design and lifecycle profitability.
Learn more: http://www.energy.siemens.com/hq/en/renewable-energy/wind-power/platforms/

Sea breeze

A sea breeze or onshore breeze is a gentle wind that develops over bodies of water near land due to differences in air pressure created by their different heat capacity. It is a common occurrence along coasts during the morning as solar radiation heats the land more quickly than the water. A land breeze or offshore breeze is the reverse effect, caused by land cooling more quickly than water in the evening. The sea breeze dissipates and the wind flows from the land towards the sea. Both are important factors in coastal regions' prevailing winds.

Offshore wind refers more generally to any wind over open water. Offshore wind farms take advantage of the higher wind speeds available over the sea, but are usually placed near coasts to reduce costs and to take advantage of daily flows of sea and land breezes. Nearshore wind farms are those closest to land, while others are further out to sea.

Cause

The sea has a greater heat capacity than land, so the surface of the sea warms up more slowly than the land's surface. As the temperature of the surface of the land rises, the land heats the air above it by conduction. The warm air is less dense and so it expands, decreasing the pressure over the land near the coast. The air above the sea has a relatively higher pressure, causing air near the coast to flow towards the lower pressure over land. The strength of the sea breeze is directly proportional to the temperature difference between the land and the sea. If a strong offshore wind is present, that is, a wind greater than 8 knots (15km/h) and opposing the direction of a possible sea breeze, the sea breeze is not likely to develop.

Wind farms consist of many individual wind turbines which are connected to the electric power transmission network. Onshore wind is an inexpensive source of electricity, competitive with or in many places cheaper than coal or gas plants. Offshore wind is steadier and stronger than on land, and offshore farms have less visual impact, but construction and maintenance costs are considerably higher. Small onshore wind farms can feed some energy into the grid or provide electricity to isolated off-grid locations.

Offshore wind power

Offshore wind power or offshore wind energy refers to the construction of wind farms in bodies of water to generate electricity from wind. Stronger wind speeds are available offshore compared to on land, so offshore wind power’s contribution in terms of electricity supplied is higher, and NIMBY opposition to construction is usually much weaker. However, offshore wind farms are relatively expensive. At the end of 2014, 3,230 turbines at 84 offshore wind farms across 11 European countries had been installed and grid-connected, making a total capacity of 11,027 MW.

As of 2010 Siemens and Vestas were turbine suppliers for 90% of offshore wind power, while Dong Energy, Vattenfall and E.on were the leading offshore operators. As of 1 January 2016, about 12 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power capacity was operational, mainly in Northern Europe, with 3,755 MW of that coming online during 2015. According to BTM Consult, more than 16GW of additional capacity will be installed before the end of 2014 and the United Kingdom and Germany will become the two leading markets. Offshore wind power capacity is expected to reach a total of 75GW worldwide by 2020, with significant contributions from China and the United States.

Offshore wind power - how it all comes together at sea

http://www.siemens.com/energy
Have you ever wondered what goes on during the installation of a wind power plant at sea? Watch this video and learn more about what really happens. You´ll never have an opportunity to get this close again!
http://www.siemens.com/wind

9:59

U.S. builds first offshore wind farm

U.S. builds first offshore wind farm

U.S. builds first offshore wind farm

In the U.S. today, wind power accounts for about five percent of all electricity generation, but a new project aims to change that. A $300 million installation off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, takes the renewable energy technology out to sea. Gov. Gina Raimondo anticipates the project is the beginning of a new industry, but some locals are skeptical. Mike Taibbi reports.

4:49

Offshore Wind Power - Short Documentary

Offshore Wind Power - Short Documentary

Offshore Wind Power - Short Documentary

A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other purposes. A wind farm can also be located offshore.
Many of the largest operational onshore wind farms are located in Germany, China and the United States. For example, the largest wind farm in the world, Gansu Wind Farm in China has a capacity of over 6,000 MW of power in 2012[1] with a goal of 20,000 MW by 2020. The MuppandalWind farm in Tamil Nadu, India is the largest onshore wind farm outside of China, with a capacity of 1,500 MW. As ofApril 2013, the 630 MW London Array in the UK is the largest offshore wind farm in the world, followed by the 504 MW Greater Gabbard wind farm in the UK.

1:36

World's largest floating offshore wind farm to be built off the coast of Scotland - TomoNews

World's largest floating offshore wind farm to be built off the coast of Scotland - TomoNews

World's largest floating offshore wind farm to be built off the coast of Scotland - TomoNews

PETERHEAD, SCOTLAND — Scotland's notoriously strong winds could pan out to be a blessing in disguise after the Scottish government recently approved plans for a floating wind farm right off of the Scottish coast.
According to the Guardian, Statoil, a Norwegian energy company, plans to build a floating wind farm 15 miles off the coast of Peterhead, Scotland by the end of 2017.
The floating wind farm, called the Hywind floating wind farm, will consist of five, 258-meter-high floating wind turbines. Each will have a floating steel tube filled with ballast as their base and they will be tethered to the seafloor by three moorings.
Each of the five wind turbines will have a six-megawatt capacity, and together they will be able to power an estimated 20,000 homes.
Because they're not actually attached to the seabed, these types of wind turbines are cheaper than traditional ocean turbines and can be placed in deeper waters. Existing offshore wind turbines, which need to stand on concrete or steel foundations, are expensive if anchored to depths greater than 40 meters, reported the Guardian.
Statoil's goal with this $232 million pilot project is to demonstrate a way to harness wind power that can increase the global market potential for turbines.
Offshore wind is a key component of Europe's plan to source 20 percent of its total energy consumption from renewables, reported the Independent.
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7:33

Renewable energy from offshore wind farms - Infineon Technologies

Renewable energy from offshore wind farms - Infineon Technologies

Renewable energy from offshore wind farms - Infineon Technologies

http://www.infineon.com/energy-efficiency - Energy means life: It heats houses, powers cars and lights megacities. The global appetite for energy is voracious, while resources are dwindling.
One third of the energy consumed worldwide is electricity and the trend is rising. The name of the key energy source of the future is energy efficiency. Optimal electricity use is achieved by harnessing smart semiconductor technology: Innovative chip solutions fine-tune cars, industrial plants, consumer and household electronics to use less energy. And smart meters permit evaluation of every kilowatt hour with to-the-minute accuracy, helping to save electricity.
The future of Wind Energy can be identified in offshore areas worldwide. Looking just at the North- and Baltic Sea, around 30 offshore wind farms are planned to come up in the next few years.
Tomorrow's electricity grids will be smart
The electricity grids of the future will feed themselves locally from wind, sun and water. However peaks and troughs are inevitable. Smart grids will control the power supply and demand thus ensuring a reliable flow of current.
Employing Infineon's innovative semiconductor solutions means that electricity comes from the socket with low losses. Our power electronics transmit energy from the power station to the consumer efficiently, over thousands of kilometers.

5:15

Japan Science news [1] - Offshore wind power technology

Japan Science news [1] - Offshore wind power technology

Japan Science news [1] - Offshore wind power technology

A number of projects are under way around Japan’s coast to develop offshore wind power
Japan has developed an advanced form of this platform that it expects will create demand in the rest of the world.

9:13

Full story of Hywind Scotland – world’s first floating wind farm

Full story of Hywind Scotland – world’s first floating wind farm

Full story of Hywind Scotland – world’s first floating wind farm

Some people thought we were crazy when we put a giant wind turbine on top of a floating spar structure and towed it out to sea. But it turned out to be the future, and the future is now. This year we made a giant leap forward as we installed and started producing electricity from the world’s first floating wind farm. The 30 MW Hywind Scotland pilot park will demonstrate the feasibility of future commercial floating wind farms that could be more than four times the size. This will further increase the global market potential for offshore wind energy, contributing to realising Statoil’s ambition of profitable growth in renewable energy and other low-carbon solutions. Visit our website to learn more: https://www.statoil.com

3:04

Vestas V164-8.0 MW - a game changer in offshore

Vestas V164-8.0 MW - a game changer in offshore

Vestas V164-8.0 MW - a game changer in offshore

Vestas V164-8.0 MW - a game changer in offshore

5:59

Lowering the cost of offshore wind energy

Lowering the cost of offshore wind energy

Lowering the cost of offshore wind energy

Tim Camp, Head of Turbine Engineering at DNV GL, discusses the current high costs of producing offshore wind energy, and highlights how DNV GL’s ProjectFORCE has identified ways of reducing these costs by at least 10%.
For more information about our Project FORCE, please visit: http://www.dnvgl.com/projectforce
Filmed by WindPower Monthly at RenewableUK GlobalOffshoreWind 2014.

7:02

Future trends in wind energy - Sustainable Energy - TU Delft

Future trends in wind energy - Sustainable Energy - TU Delft

Future trends in wind energy - Sustainable Energy - TU Delft

How far offshore can one build a wind farm? Can turbines be placed in deeper waters? Watch this video to know more about the future of wind energy and also new innovative concepts to harness wind energy at lower costs.

2:28

Siemens Wind Power D6 Platform Animation

Siemens Wind Power D6 Platform Animation

Siemens Wind Power D6 Platform Animation

http://www.siemens.com/energy
From the world's first offshore project more than 20 years ago to the largest offshore wind power plant in operation today, Siemens offers experience and reliability in wind power. The SWT-6.0-154 wind turbine features innovative direct drive technology, maximizing energy yield from moderate to most severe wind conditions. It redefines wind industry standards for lean, robust design and lifecycle profitability.
Learn more: http://www.energy.siemens.com/hq/en/renewable-energy/wind-power/platforms/

AREVA - Operation of an offshore wind turbine

The AREVAM5000 combines everything that makes a high quality offshore wind energy plant stand out: reliability, efficiency and high performance. Its technology is tried and tested and perfectly tailored to the conditions on the open sea. The M5000 is manufactured and certified according to the latest international standards (DINISO 9001 certificate).
Find out more about AREVA: http://www.areva.com/

Offshore wind power - how it all comes together at sea

http://www.siemens.com/energy
Have you ever wondered what goes on during the installation of a wind power plant at sea? Watch this video and learn more about what really happens. You´ll never have an opportunity to get this close again!
http://www.siemens.com/wind

published: 23 Sep 2014

U.S. builds first offshore wind farm

In the U.S. today, wind power accounts for about five percent of all electricity generation, but a new project aims to change that. A $300 million installation off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, takes the renewable energy technology out to sea. Gov. Gina Raimondo anticipates the project is the beginning of a new industry, but some locals are skeptical. Mike Taibbi reports.

published: 11 Dec 2016

Offshore Wind Power - Short Documentary

A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other purposes. A wind farm can also be located offshore.
Many of the largest operational onshore wind farms are located in Germany, China and the United States. For example, the largest wind farm in the world, Gansu Wind Farm in China has a capacity of over 6,000 MW of power in 2012[1] with a goal of 20,000 MW by 2020. The MuppandalWind farm in Tamil Nadu, India is the largest onshore wind farm outside of China, with a capacity of 1,500 MW. As ofApril 2013, the 630 MW London Array in the UK is the largest...

published: 28 Jan 2017

World's largest floating offshore wind farm to be built off the coast of Scotland - TomoNews

PETERHEAD, SCOTLAND — Scotland's notoriously strong winds could pan out to be a blessing in disguise after the Scottish government recently approved plans for a floating wind farm right off of the Scottish coast.
According to the Guardian, Statoil, a Norwegian energy company, plans to build a floating wind farm 15 miles off the coast of Peterhead, Scotland by the end of 2017.
The floating wind farm, called the Hywind floating wind farm, will consist of five, 258-meter-high floating wind turbines. Each will have a floating steel tube filled with ballast as their base and they will be tethered to the seafloor by three moorings.
Each of the five wind turbines will have a six-megawatt capacity, and together they will be able to power an estimated 20,000 homes.
Because they're not actually ...

published: 23 May 2016

Renewable energy from offshore wind farms - Infineon Technologies

http://www.infineon.com/energy-efficiency - Energy means life: It heats houses, powers cars and lights megacities. The global appetite for energy is voracious, while resources are dwindling.
One third of the energy consumed worldwide is electricity and the trend is rising. The name of the key energy source of the future is energy efficiency. Optimal electricity use is achieved by harnessing smart semiconductor technology: Innovative chip solutions fine-tune cars, industrial plants, consumer and household electronics to use less energy. And smart meters permit evaluation of every kilowatt hour with to-the-minute accuracy, helping to save electricity.
The future of Wind Energy can be identified in offshore areas worldwide. Looking just at the North- and Baltic Sea, around 30 offshore win...

published: 16 May 2011

Japan Science news [1] - Offshore wind power technology

A number of projects are under way around Japan’s coast to develop offshore wind power
Japan has developed an advanced form of this platform that it expects will create demand in the rest of the world.

published: 28 Jul 2016

Full story of Hywind Scotland – world’s first floating wind farm

Some people thought we were crazy when we put a giant wind turbine on top of a floating spar structure and towed it out to sea. But it turned out to be the future, and the future is now. This year we made a giant leap forward as we installed and started producing electricity from the world’s first floating wind farm. The 30 MW Hywind Scotland pilot park will demonstrate the feasibility of future commercial floating wind farms that could be more than four times the size. This will further increase the global market potential for offshore wind energy, contributing to realising Statoil’s ambition of profitable growth in renewable energy and other low-carbon solutions. Visit our website to learn more: https://www.statoil.com

published: 18 Oct 2017

Vestas V164-8.0 MW - a game changer in offshore

Vestas V164-8.0 MW - a game changer in offshore

published: 26 Sep 2013

Lowering the cost of offshore wind energy

Tim Camp, Head of Turbine Engineering at DNV GL, discusses the current high costs of producing offshore wind energy, and highlights how DNV GL’s ProjectFORCE has identified ways of reducing these costs by at least 10%.
For more information about our Project FORCE, please visit: http://www.dnvgl.com/projectforce
Filmed by WindPower Monthly at RenewableUK GlobalOffshoreWind 2014.

published: 30 Jul 2014

Future trends in wind energy - Sustainable Energy - TU Delft

How far offshore can one build a wind farm? Can turbines be placed in deeper waters? Watch this video to know more about the future of wind energy and also new innovative concepts to harness wind energy at lower costs.

published: 23 Sep 2016

Siemens Wind Power D6 Platform Animation

http://www.siemens.com/energy
From the world's first offshore project more than 20 years ago to the largest offshore wind power plant in operation today, Siemens offers experience and reliability in wind power. The SWT-6.0-154 wind turbine features innovative direct drive technology, maximizing energy yield from moderate to most severe wind conditions. It redefines wind industry standards for lean, robust design and lifecycle profitability.
Learn more: http://www.energy.siemens.com/hq/en/renewable-energy/wind-power/platforms/

AREVA - Operation of an offshore wind turbine

The AREVAM5000 combines everything that makes a high quality offshore wind energy plant stand out: reliability, efficiency and high performance. Its technology is tried and tested and perfectly tailored to the conditions on the open sea. The M5000 is manufactured and certified according to the latest international standards (DINISO 9001 certificate).
Find out more about AREVA: http://www.areva.com/

Offshore wind power - how it all comes together at sea

http://www.siemens.com/energy
Have you ever wondered what goes on during the installation of a wind power plant at sea? Watch this video and learn more about ...

http://www.siemens.com/energy
Have you ever wondered what goes on during the installation of a wind power plant at sea? Watch this video and learn more about what really happens. You´ll never have an opportunity to get this close again!
http://www.siemens.com/wind

http://www.siemens.com/energy
Have you ever wondered what goes on during the installation of a wind power plant at sea? Watch this video and learn more about what really happens. You´ll never have an opportunity to get this close again!
http://www.siemens.com/wind

U.S. builds first offshore wind farm

In the U.S. today, wind power accounts for about five percent of all electricity generation, but a new project aims to change that. A $300 million installation ...

In the U.S. today, wind power accounts for about five percent of all electricity generation, but a new project aims to change that. A $300 million installation off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, takes the renewable energy technology out to sea. Gov. Gina Raimondo anticipates the project is the beginning of a new industry, but some locals are skeptical. Mike Taibbi reports.

In the U.S. today, wind power accounts for about five percent of all electricity generation, but a new project aims to change that. A $300 million installation off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, takes the renewable energy technology out to sea. Gov. Gina Raimondo anticipates the project is the beginning of a new industry, but some locals are skeptical. Mike Taibbi reports.

Offshore Wind Power - Short Documentary

A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbi...

A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other purposes. A wind farm can also be located offshore.
Many of the largest operational onshore wind farms are located in Germany, China and the United States. For example, the largest wind farm in the world, Gansu Wind Farm in China has a capacity of over 6,000 MW of power in 2012[1] with a goal of 20,000 MW by 2020. The MuppandalWind farm in Tamil Nadu, India is the largest onshore wind farm outside of China, with a capacity of 1,500 MW. As ofApril 2013, the 630 MW London Array in the UK is the largest offshore wind farm in the world, followed by the 504 MW Greater Gabbard wind farm in the UK.

A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other purposes. A wind farm can also be located offshore.
Many of the largest operational onshore wind farms are located in Germany, China and the United States. For example, the largest wind farm in the world, Gansu Wind Farm in China has a capacity of over 6,000 MW of power in 2012[1] with a goal of 20,000 MW by 2020. The MuppandalWind farm in Tamil Nadu, India is the largest onshore wind farm outside of China, with a capacity of 1,500 MW. As ofApril 2013, the 630 MW London Array in the UK is the largest offshore wind farm in the world, followed by the 504 MW Greater Gabbard wind farm in the UK.

published:28 Jan 2017

views:29179

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World's largest floating offshore wind farm to be built off the coast of Scotland - TomoNews

PETERHEAD, SCOTLAND — Scotland's notoriously strong winds could pan out to be a blessing in disguise after the Scottish government recently approved plans for a floating wind farm right off of the Scottish coast.
According to the Guardian, Statoil, a Norwegian energy company, plans to build a floating wind farm 15 miles off the coast of Peterhead, Scotland by the end of 2017.
The floating wind farm, called the Hywind floating wind farm, will consist of five, 258-meter-high floating wind turbines. Each will have a floating steel tube filled with ballast as their base and they will be tethered to the seafloor by three moorings.
Each of the five wind turbines will have a six-megawatt capacity, and together they will be able to power an estimated 20,000 homes.
Because they're not actually attached to the seabed, these types of wind turbines are cheaper than traditional ocean turbines and can be placed in deeper waters. Existing offshore wind turbines, which need to stand on concrete or steel foundations, are expensive if anchored to depths greater than 40 meters, reported the Guardian.
Statoil's goal with this $232 million pilot project is to demonstrate a way to harness wind power that can increase the global market potential for turbines.
Offshore wind is a key component of Europe's plan to source 20 percent of its total energy consumption from renewables, reported the Independent.
----------------------------------------­---------------------
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-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-

PETERHEAD, SCOTLAND — Scotland's notoriously strong winds could pan out to be a blessing in disguise after the Scottish government recently approved plans for a floating wind farm right off of the Scottish coast.
According to the Guardian, Statoil, a Norwegian energy company, plans to build a floating wind farm 15 miles off the coast of Peterhead, Scotland by the end of 2017.
The floating wind farm, called the Hywind floating wind farm, will consist of five, 258-meter-high floating wind turbines. Each will have a floating steel tube filled with ballast as their base and they will be tethered to the seafloor by three moorings.
Each of the five wind turbines will have a six-megawatt capacity, and together they will be able to power an estimated 20,000 homes.
Because they're not actually attached to the seabed, these types of wind turbines are cheaper than traditional ocean turbines and can be placed in deeper waters. Existing offshore wind turbines, which need to stand on concrete or steel foundations, are expensive if anchored to depths greater than 40 meters, reported the Guardian.
Statoil's goal with this $232 million pilot project is to demonstrate a way to harness wind power that can increase the global market potential for turbines.
Offshore wind is a key component of Europe's plan to source 20 percent of its total energy consumption from renewables, reported the Independent.
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http://www.infineon.com/energy-efficiency - Energy means life: It heats houses, powers cars and lights megacities. The global appetite for energy is voracious, while resources are dwindling.
One third of the energy consumed worldwide is electricity and the trend is rising. The name of the key energy source of the future is energy efficiency. Optimal electricity use is achieved by harnessing smart semiconductor technology: Innovative chip solutions fine-tune cars, industrial plants, consumer and household electronics to use less energy. And smart meters permit evaluation of every kilowatt hour with to-the-minute accuracy, helping to save electricity.
The future of Wind Energy can be identified in offshore areas worldwide. Looking just at the North- and Baltic Sea, around 30 offshore wind farms are planned to come up in the next few years.
Tomorrow's electricity grids will be smart
The electricity grids of the future will feed themselves locally from wind, sun and water. However peaks and troughs are inevitable. Smart grids will control the power supply and demand thus ensuring a reliable flow of current.
Employing Infineon's innovative semiconductor solutions means that electricity comes from the socket with low losses. Our power electronics transmit energy from the power station to the consumer efficiently, over thousands of kilometers.

http://www.infineon.com/energy-efficiency - Energy means life: It heats houses, powers cars and lights megacities. The global appetite for energy is voracious, while resources are dwindling.
One third of the energy consumed worldwide is electricity and the trend is rising. The name of the key energy source of the future is energy efficiency. Optimal electricity use is achieved by harnessing smart semiconductor technology: Innovative chip solutions fine-tune cars, industrial plants, consumer and household electronics to use less energy. And smart meters permit evaluation of every kilowatt hour with to-the-minute accuracy, helping to save electricity.
The future of Wind Energy can be identified in offshore areas worldwide. Looking just at the North- and Baltic Sea, around 30 offshore wind farms are planned to come up in the next few years.
Tomorrow's electricity grids will be smart
The electricity grids of the future will feed themselves locally from wind, sun and water. However peaks and troughs are inevitable. Smart grids will control the power supply and demand thus ensuring a reliable flow of current.
Employing Infineon's innovative semiconductor solutions means that electricity comes from the socket with low losses. Our power electronics transmit energy from the power station to the consumer efficiently, over thousands of kilometers.

Japan Science news [1] - Offshore wind power technology

A number of projects are under way around Japan’s coast to develop offshore wind power
Japan has developed an advanced form of this platform that it expects wil...

A number of projects are under way around Japan’s coast to develop offshore wind power
Japan has developed an advanced form of this platform that it expects will create demand in the rest of the world.

A number of projects are under way around Japan’s coast to develop offshore wind power
Japan has developed an advanced form of this platform that it expects will create demand in the rest of the world.

Full story of Hywind Scotland – world’s first floating wind farm

Some people thought we were crazy when we put a giant wind turbine on top of a floating spar structure and towed it out to sea. But it turned out to be the futu...

Some people thought we were crazy when we put a giant wind turbine on top of a floating spar structure and towed it out to sea. But it turned out to be the future, and the future is now. This year we made a giant leap forward as we installed and started producing electricity from the world’s first floating wind farm. The 30 MW Hywind Scotland pilot park will demonstrate the feasibility of future commercial floating wind farms that could be more than four times the size. This will further increase the global market potential for offshore wind energy, contributing to realising Statoil’s ambition of profitable growth in renewable energy and other low-carbon solutions. Visit our website to learn more: https://www.statoil.com

Some people thought we were crazy when we put a giant wind turbine on top of a floating spar structure and towed it out to sea. But it turned out to be the future, and the future is now. This year we made a giant leap forward as we installed and started producing electricity from the world’s first floating wind farm. The 30 MW Hywind Scotland pilot park will demonstrate the feasibility of future commercial floating wind farms that could be more than four times the size. This will further increase the global market potential for offshore wind energy, contributing to realising Statoil’s ambition of profitable growth in renewable energy and other low-carbon solutions. Visit our website to learn more: https://www.statoil.com

Tim Camp, Head of Turbine Engineering at DNV GL, discusses the current high costs of producing offshore wind energy, and highlights how DNV GL’s ProjectFORCE has identified ways of reducing these costs by at least 10%.
For more information about our Project FORCE, please visit: http://www.dnvgl.com/projectforce
Filmed by WindPower Monthly at RenewableUK GlobalOffshoreWind 2014.

Tim Camp, Head of Turbine Engineering at DNV GL, discusses the current high costs of producing offshore wind energy, and highlights how DNV GL’s ProjectFORCE has identified ways of reducing these costs by at least 10%.
For more information about our Project FORCE, please visit: http://www.dnvgl.com/projectforce
Filmed by WindPower Monthly at RenewableUK GlobalOffshoreWind 2014.

Future trends in wind energy - Sustainable Energy - TU Delft

How far offshore can one build a wind farm? Can turbines be placed in deeper waters? Watch this video to know more about the future of wind energy and also new ...

How far offshore can one build a wind farm? Can turbines be placed in deeper waters? Watch this video to know more about the future of wind energy and also new innovative concepts to harness wind energy at lower costs.

How far offshore can one build a wind farm? Can turbines be placed in deeper waters? Watch this video to know more about the future of wind energy and also new innovative concepts to harness wind energy at lower costs.

Siemens Wind Power D6 Platform Animation

http://www.siemens.com/energy
From the world's first offshore project more than 20 years ago to the largest offshore wind power plant in operation today, Sieme...

http://www.siemens.com/energy
From the world's first offshore project more than 20 years ago to the largest offshore wind power plant in operation today, Siemens offers experience and reliability in wind power. The SWT-6.0-154 wind turbine features innovative direct drive technology, maximizing energy yield from moderate to most severe wind conditions. It redefines wind industry standards for lean, robust design and lifecycle profitability.
Learn more: http://www.energy.siemens.com/hq/en/renewable-energy/wind-power/platforms/

http://www.siemens.com/energy
From the world's first offshore project more than 20 years ago to the largest offshore wind power plant in operation today, Siemens offers experience and reliability in wind power. The SWT-6.0-154 wind turbine features innovative direct drive technology, maximizing energy yield from moderate to most severe wind conditions. It redefines wind industry standards for lean, robust design and lifecycle profitability.
Learn more: http://www.energy.siemens.com/hq/en/renewable-energy/wind-power/platforms/

AREVA - Operation of an offshore wind turbine

The AREVAM5000 combines everything that makes a high quality offshore wind energy plant stand out: reliability, efficiency and high performance. Its technology...

The AREVAM5000 combines everything that makes a high quality offshore wind energy plant stand out: reliability, efficiency and high performance. Its technology is tried and tested and perfectly tailored to the conditions on the open sea. The M5000 is manufactured and certified according to the latest international standards (DINISO 9001 certificate).
Find out more about AREVA: http://www.areva.com/

The AREVAM5000 combines everything that makes a high quality offshore wind energy plant stand out: reliability, efficiency and high performance. Its technology is tried and tested and perfectly tailored to the conditions on the open sea. The M5000 is manufactured and certified according to the latest international standards (DINISO 9001 certificate).
Find out more about AREVA: http://www.areva.com/

Lecture - 23 Wind Energy - III

Ocean grids around Europe

Several European countries have policies to encourage the development of renewable energy sources. This is identified in, for example, the European green paper Energy strategy for a sustainable, competitive and secure energy supply (March 2006).
In the transition towards a European sustainable energy system for the future and to reduce the dependency of imported primary energy sources such as oil and gas, the development of offshore wind power is an essential element. EWEA assumes that almost 120,000 MW offshore wind power will be realised in the next two decades, amounting to 10% of the installed generating capacity. Apart from offshore wind energy, other offshore renewable energy sources such as wave energy, tidal energy and some experimental technologies of offshore energy have been co...

published: 18 Dec 2012

John Dabiri | Opportunities and Challenges for Next-Generation Wind Energy

New Wind Turbine Technologies - renewable energy

New Wind Turbine Technologies
The new wind-lens turbine
A Japanese research group is working on a new technique that could triple the output of wind power generation. Called the wind-lens turbine, it gathers the wind much as a lens concentrates light by means of a special device that is attached around the turbine. So, what could that be? Look forward to this! It's simpler than you'd think! Tests have already started on turbines out at sea in preparation for practical introduction. Effective use of the wind around Japan's coasts could far more than satisfy Japan's electricity needs. We report from the vanguard of this dream new technology.
commercial energy
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published: 23 Jan 2014

Wind farm

A wind farm or wind park is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce energy. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other purposes. A wind farm can also be located offshore.
Many of the largest operational onshore wind farms are located in the United States and China. For example, the Gansu Wind Farm in China has a capacity of over 5,000 MW of power with a goal of 20,000 MW by 2020. The Alta Wind Energy Center in California, United States is the largest onshore wind farm outside of China, with a capacity of 1,020 MW. As ofApril 2013, the 630 MW London Array in the UK is the largest offshore wind farm in the world,...

published: 12 Aug 2014

John Dabiri | Opportunities and Challenges for Next-Generation Wind Energy

Next generation of wind turbine testing procedures

Find out more http://www.unitte.dk/
How to measure remotely the wind using nacelle lidars for power performance testing · Antoine Borraccino PhD Defence

published: 14 Sep 2017

Musselroe Wind Farm ~ The Full Story

Musselroe Wind Farm ~ The Full Storyhttp://www.hydro.com.au/energy/musselroe-wind-farm
Lying south of the 40th parallel in the path of prevailing westerly winds, Tasmania has excellent resources for the generation of wind power.
The Musselroe Wind Farm site is 100 kilometres north-east of Launceston and 20 kilometres north of Gladstone. It is an agricultural property owned by Hydro Tasmania.
The Musselroe Wind Farm consists of 56 Vestas V90 wind turbines, with a generating capacity of 168 MW.
The project included the construction of a transmission line to connect the wind farm to the electricity grid at Derby.
Wind has been monitored at the Musselroe site since the early 1980s. Data gathered suggests that the area's wind resource is world class.
This 20 documentary shows how teams d...

Ocean grids around Europe

Several European countries have policies to encourage the development of renewable energy sources. This is identified in, for example, the European green paper ...

Several European countries have policies to encourage the development of renewable energy sources. This is identified in, for example, the European green paper Energy strategy for a sustainable, competitive and secure energy supply (March 2006).
In the transition towards a European sustainable energy system for the future and to reduce the dependency of imported primary energy sources such as oil and gas, the development of offshore wind power is an essential element. EWEA assumes that almost 120,000 MW offshore wind power will be realised in the next two decades, amounting to 10% of the installed generating capacity. Apart from offshore wind energy, other offshore renewable energy sources such as wave energy, tidal energy and some experimental technologies of offshore energy have been considered.
Recent blackouts within Europe have shown that there is a need for increased European co-ordination regarding the transmission of electricity including aspects related to interconnections. In the EU technology platform Smart Grids, attention is paid to the networks of the future to ensure that they can accommodate and facilitate large amounts of renewable energy, both distributed and concentrated.
Following the European Smart Grids line of thinking, Airtricity has proposed a European offshore super grid (HVDC based on Voltage Source Converter technology), combining the grid integration of offshore wind farms with an interconnection grid between countries at sea. One could extend the role of this grid and connect all "ocean power" to it. The supergrid could then be part of the European backbone to connect and transmit bulk renewable power from remote generation sites, even as far as North Africa (Desertec).
The goal of this webinar is to discuss "Ocean Grids", grids at sea, at a conceptual level. The idea behind Ocean Grids is to provide an offshore backbone for the mainland transmission networks on one hand, and connection points for offshore wind power stations on the other hand. This will include offshore wind energy and other potential energy sources at sea.

Several European countries have policies to encourage the development of renewable energy sources. This is identified in, for example, the European green paper Energy strategy for a sustainable, competitive and secure energy supply (March 2006).
In the transition towards a European sustainable energy system for the future and to reduce the dependency of imported primary energy sources such as oil and gas, the development of offshore wind power is an essential element. EWEA assumes that almost 120,000 MW offshore wind power will be realised in the next two decades, amounting to 10% of the installed generating capacity. Apart from offshore wind energy, other offshore renewable energy sources such as wave energy, tidal energy and some experimental technologies of offshore energy have been considered.
Recent blackouts within Europe have shown that there is a need for increased European co-ordination regarding the transmission of electricity including aspects related to interconnections. In the EU technology platform Smart Grids, attention is paid to the networks of the future to ensure that they can accommodate and facilitate large amounts of renewable energy, both distributed and concentrated.
Following the European Smart Grids line of thinking, Airtricity has proposed a European offshore super grid (HVDC based on Voltage Source Converter technology), combining the grid integration of offshore wind farms with an interconnection grid between countries at sea. One could extend the role of this grid and connect all "ocean power" to it. The supergrid could then be part of the European backbone to connect and transmit bulk renewable power from remote generation sites, even as far as North Africa (Desertec).
The goal of this webinar is to discuss "Ocean Grids", grids at sea, at a conceptual level. The idea behind Ocean Grids is to provide an offshore backbone for the mainland transmission networks on one hand, and connection points for offshore wind power stations on the other hand. This will include offshore wind energy and other potential energy sources at sea.

published:18 Dec 2012

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New Wind Turbine Technologies - renewable energy

New Wind Turbine Technologies
The new wind-lens turbine
A Japanese research group is working on a new technique that could triple the output of wind power gen...

New Wind Turbine Technologies
The new wind-lens turbine
A Japanese research group is working on a new technique that could triple the output of wind power generation. Called the wind-lens turbine, it gathers the wind much as a lens concentrates light by means of a special device that is attached around the turbine. So, what could that be? Look forward to this! It's simpler than you'd think! Tests have already started on turbines out at sea in preparation for practical introduction. Effective use of the wind around Japan's coasts could far more than satisfy Japan's electricity needs. We report from the vanguard of this dream new technology.
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New Wind Turbine Technologies
The new wind-lens turbine
A Japanese research group is working on a new technique that could triple the output of wind power generation. Called the wind-lens turbine, it gathers the wind much as a lens concentrates light by means of a special device that is attached around the turbine. So, what could that be? Look forward to this! It's simpler than you'd think! Tests have already started on turbines out at sea in preparation for practical introduction. Effective use of the wind around Japan's coasts could far more than satisfy Japan's electricity needs. We report from the vanguard of this dream new technology.
commercial energy
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Wind farm

A wind farm or wind park is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce energy. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wi...

A wind farm or wind park is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce energy. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other purposes. A wind farm can also be located offshore.
Many of the largest operational onshore wind farms are located in the United States and China. For example, the Gansu Wind Farm in China has a capacity of over 5,000 MW of power with a goal of 20,000 MW by 2020. The Alta Wind Energy Center in California, United States is the largest onshore wind farm outside of China, with a capacity of 1,020 MW. As ofApril 2013, the 630 MW London Array in the UK is the largest offshore wind farm in the world, followed by the 504 MW Greater Gabbard wind farm in the UK.
This video is targeted to blind users.
Attribution:
Article text available under CC-BY-SACreative Commons image source in video

A wind farm or wind park is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce energy. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other purposes. A wind farm can also be located offshore.
Many of the largest operational onshore wind farms are located in the United States and China. For example, the Gansu Wind Farm in China has a capacity of over 5,000 MW of power with a goal of 20,000 MW by 2020. The Alta Wind Energy Center in California, United States is the largest onshore wind farm outside of China, with a capacity of 1,020 MW. As ofApril 2013, the 630 MW London Array in the UK is the largest offshore wind farm in the world, followed by the 504 MW Greater Gabbard wind farm in the UK.
This video is targeted to blind users.
Attribution:
Article text available under CC-BY-SACreative Commons image source in video

published:12 Aug 2014

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Musselroe Wind Farm ~ The Full Storyhttp://www.hydro.com.au/energy/musselroe-wind-farm
Lying south of the 40th parallel in the path of prevailing westerly winds, Tasmania has excellent resources for the generation of wind power.
The Musselroe Wind Farm site is 100 kilometres north-east of Launceston and 20 kilometres north of Gladstone. It is an agricultural property owned by Hydro Tasmania.
The Musselroe Wind Farm consists of 56 Vestas V90 wind turbines, with a generating capacity of 168 MW.
The project included the construction of a transmission line to connect the wind farm to the electricity grid at Derby.
Wind has been monitored at the Musselroe site since the early 1980s. Data gathered suggests that the area's wind resource is world class.
This 20 documentary shows how teams developed the Musselroe Wind Farm project from start to finish.

Musselroe Wind Farm ~ The Full Storyhttp://www.hydro.com.au/energy/musselroe-wind-farm
Lying south of the 40th parallel in the path of prevailing westerly winds, Tasmania has excellent resources for the generation of wind power.
The Musselroe Wind Farm site is 100 kilometres north-east of Launceston and 20 kilometres north of Gladstone. It is an agricultural property owned by Hydro Tasmania.
The Musselroe Wind Farm consists of 56 Vestas V90 wind turbines, with a generating capacity of 168 MW.
The project included the construction of a transmission line to connect the wind farm to the electricity grid at Derby.
Wind has been monitored at the Musselroe site since the early 1980s. Data gathered suggests that the area's wind resource is world class.
This 20 documentary shows how teams developed the Musselroe Wind Farm project from start to finish.

Offshore wind power - how it all comes together at sea

http://www.siemens.com/energy
Have you ever wondered what goes on during the installation of a wind power plant at sea? Watch this video and learn more about what really happens. You´ll never have an opportunity to get this close again!
http://www.siemens.com/wind

9:59

U.S. builds first offshore wind farm

In the U.S. today, wind power accounts for about five percent of all electricity generatio...

U.S. builds first offshore wind farm

In the U.S. today, wind power accounts for about five percent of all electricity generation, but a new project aims to change that. A $300 million installation off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, takes the renewable energy technology out to sea. Gov. Gina Raimondo anticipates the project is the beginning of a new industry, but some locals are skeptical. Mike Taibbi reports.

4:49

Offshore Wind Power - Short Documentary

A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. ...

Offshore Wind Power - Short Documentary

A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other purposes. A wind farm can also be located offshore.
Many of the largest operational onshore wind farms are located in Germany, China and the United States. For example, the largest wind farm in the world, Gansu Wind Farm in China has a capacity of over 6,000 MW of power in 2012[1] with a goal of 20,000 MW by 2020. The MuppandalWind farm in Tamil Nadu, India is the largest onshore wind farm outside of China, with a capacity of 1,500 MW. As ofApril 2013, the 630 MW London Array in the UK is the largest offshore wind farm in the world, followed by the 504 MW Greater Gabbard wind farm in the UK.

1:36

World's largest floating offshore wind farm to be built off the coast of Scotland - TomoNews

PETERHEAD, SCOTLAND — Scotland's notoriously strong winds could pan out to be a blessing i...

World's largest floating offshore wind farm to be built off the coast of Scotland - TomoNews

PETERHEAD, SCOTLAND — Scotland's notoriously strong winds could pan out to be a blessing in disguise after the Scottish government recently approved plans for a floating wind farm right off of the Scottish coast.
According to the Guardian, Statoil, a Norwegian energy company, plans to build a floating wind farm 15 miles off the coast of Peterhead, Scotland by the end of 2017.
The floating wind farm, called the Hywind floating wind farm, will consist of five, 258-meter-high floating wind turbines. Each will have a floating steel tube filled with ballast as their base and they will be tethered to the seafloor by three moorings.
Each of the five wind turbines will have a six-megawatt capacity, and together they will be able to power an estimated 20,000 homes.
Because they're not actually attached to the seabed, these types of wind turbines are cheaper than traditional ocean turbines and can be placed in deeper waters. Existing offshore wind turbines, which need to stand on concrete or steel foundations, are expensive if anchored to depths greater than 40 meters, reported the Guardian.
Statoil's goal with this $232 million pilot project is to demonstrate a way to harness wind power that can increase the global market potential for turbines.
Offshore wind is a key component of Europe's plan to source 20 percent of its total energy consumption from renewables, reported the Independent.
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Renewable energy from offshore wind farms - Infineon Technologies

http://www.infineon.com/energy-efficiency - Energy means life: It heats houses, powers cars and lights megacities. The global appetite for energy is voracious, while resources are dwindling.
One third of the energy consumed worldwide is electricity and the trend is rising. The name of the key energy source of the future is energy efficiency. Optimal electricity use is achieved by harnessing smart semiconductor technology: Innovative chip solutions fine-tune cars, industrial plants, consumer and household electronics to use less energy. And smart meters permit evaluation of every kilowatt hour with to-the-minute accuracy, helping to save electricity.
The future of Wind Energy can be identified in offshore areas worldwide. Looking just at the North- and Baltic Sea, around 30 offshore wind farms are planned to come up in the next few years.
Tomorrow's electricity grids will be smart
The electricity grids of the future will feed themselves locally from wind, sun and water. However peaks and troughs are inevitable. Smart grids will control the power supply and demand thus ensuring a reliable flow of current.
Employing Infineon's innovative semiconductor solutions means that electricity comes from the socket with low losses. Our power electronics transmit energy from the power station to the consumer efficiently, over thousands of kilometers.

5:15

Japan Science news [1] - Offshore wind power technology

A number of projects are under way around Japan’s coast to develop offshore wind power
Jap...

Japan Science news [1] - Offshore wind power technology

A number of projects are under way around Japan’s coast to develop offshore wind power
Japan has developed an advanced form of this platform that it expects will create demand in the rest of the world.

9:13

Full story of Hywind Scotland – world’s first floating wind farm

Some people thought we were crazy when we put a giant wind turbine on top of a floating sp...

Full story of Hywind Scotland – world’s first floating wind farm

Some people thought we were crazy when we put a giant wind turbine on top of a floating spar structure and towed it out to sea. But it turned out to be the future, and the future is now. This year we made a giant leap forward as we installed and started producing electricity from the world’s first floating wind farm. The 30 MW Hywind Scotland pilot park will demonstrate the feasibility of future commercial floating wind farms that could be more than four times the size. This will further increase the global market potential for offshore wind energy, contributing to realising Statoil’s ambition of profitable growth in renewable energy and other low-carbon solutions. Visit our website to learn more: https://www.statoil.com

Lowering the cost of offshore wind energy

Tim Camp, Head of Turbine Engineering at DNV GL, discusses the current high costs of producing offshore wind energy, and highlights how DNV GL’s ProjectFORCE has identified ways of reducing these costs by at least 10%.
For more information about our Project FORCE, please visit: http://www.dnvgl.com/projectforce
Filmed by WindPower Monthly at RenewableUK GlobalOffshoreWind 2014.

7:02

Future trends in wind energy - Sustainable Energy - TU Delft

How far offshore can one build a wind farm? Can turbines be placed in deeper waters? Watch...

Future trends in wind energy - Sustainable Energy - TU Delft

How far offshore can one build a wind farm? Can turbines be placed in deeper waters? Watch this video to know more about the future of wind energy and also new innovative concepts to harness wind energy at lower costs.

2:28

Siemens Wind Power D6 Platform Animation

http://www.siemens.com/energy
From the world's first offshore project more than 20 years ...

Siemens Wind Power D6 Platform Animation

http://www.siemens.com/energy
From the world's first offshore project more than 20 years ago to the largest offshore wind power plant in operation today, Siemens offers experience and reliability in wind power. The SWT-6.0-154 wind turbine features innovative direct drive technology, maximizing energy yield from moderate to most severe wind conditions. It redefines wind industry standards for lean, robust design and lifecycle profitability.
Learn more: http://www.energy.siemens.com/hq/en/renewable-energy/wind-power/platforms/

4:45

Transport solutions for Offshore Wind Power Plants

SCHEUERLE, NICOLAS and KAMAG - Members of the TII Group - provide tailor-made solutions fo...

AREVA - Operation of an offshore wind turbine

The AREVAM5000 combines everything that makes a high quality offshore wind energy plant stand out: reliability, efficiency and high performance. Its technology is tried and tested and perfectly tailored to the conditions on the open sea. The M5000 is manufactured and certified according to the latest international standards (DINISO 9001 certificate).
Find out more about AREVA: http://www.areva.com/

Ocean grids around Europe

Several European countries have policies to encourage the development of renewable energy sources. This is identified in, for example, the European green paper Energy strategy for a sustainable, competitive and secure energy supply (March 2006).
In the transition towards a European sustainable energy system for the future and to reduce the dependency of imported primary energy sources such as oil and gas, the development of offshore wind power is an essential element. EWEA assumes that almost 120,000 MW offshore wind power will be realised in the next two decades, amounting to 10% of the installed generating capacity. Apart from offshore wind energy, other offshore renewable energy sources such as wave energy, tidal energy and some experimental technologies of offshore energy have been considered.
Recent blackouts within Europe have shown that there is a need for increased European co-ordination regarding the transmission of electricity including aspects related to interconnections. In the EU technology platform Smart Grids, attention is paid to the networks of the future to ensure that they can accommodate and facilitate large amounts of renewable energy, both distributed and concentrated.
Following the European Smart Grids line of thinking, Airtricity has proposed a European offshore super grid (HVDC based on Voltage Source Converter technology), combining the grid integration of offshore wind farms with an interconnection grid between countries at sea. One could extend the role of this grid and connect all "ocean power" to it. The supergrid could then be part of the European backbone to connect and transmit bulk renewable power from remote generation sites, even as far as North Africa (Desertec).
The goal of this webinar is to discuss "Ocean Grids", grids at sea, at a conceptual level. The idea behind Ocean Grids is to provide an offshore backbone for the mainland transmission networks on one hand, and connection points for offshore wind power stations on the other hand. This will include offshore wind energy and other potential energy sources at sea.

54:39

John Dabiri | Opportunities and Challenges for Next-Generation Wind Energy

Opportunities and Challenges for Next-Generation Wind Energy
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New Wind Turbine Technologies - renewable energy

New Wind Turbine Technologies
The new wind-lens turbine
A Japanese research group is working on a new technique that could triple the output of wind power generation. Called the wind-lens turbine, it gathers the wind much as a lens concentrates light by means of a special device that is attached around the turbine. So, what could that be? Look forward to this! It's simpler than you'd think! Tests have already started on turbines out at sea in preparation for practical introduction. Effective use of the wind around Japan's coasts could far more than satisfy Japan's electricity needs. We report from the vanguard of this dream new technology.
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Wind farm

A wind farm or wind park is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce ...

Wind farm

A wind farm or wind park is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce energy. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other purposes. A wind farm can also be located offshore.
Many of the largest operational onshore wind farms are located in the United States and China. For example, the Gansu Wind Farm in China has a capacity of over 5,000 MW of power with a goal of 20,000 MW by 2020. The Alta Wind Energy Center in California, United States is the largest onshore wind farm outside of China, with a capacity of 1,020 MW. As ofApril 2013, the 630 MW London Array in the UK is the largest offshore wind farm in the world, followed by the 504 MW Greater Gabbard wind farm in the UK.
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John Dabiri | Opportunities and Challenges for Next-Generation Wind Energy

"Opportunities and Challenges for Next-Generation Wind Energy"
John Dabiri, professor of c...

Musselroe Wind Farm ~ The Full Story

Musselroe Wind Farm ~ The Full Storyhttp://www.hydro.com.au/energy/musselroe-wind-farm
Lying south of the 40th parallel in the path of prevailing westerly winds, Tasmania has excellent resources for the generation of wind power.
The Musselroe Wind Farm site is 100 kilometres north-east of Launceston and 20 kilometres north of Gladstone. It is an agricultural property owned by Hydro Tasmania.
The Musselroe Wind Farm consists of 56 Vestas V90 wind turbines, with a generating capacity of 168 MW.
The project included the construction of a transmission line to connect the wind farm to the electricity grid at Derby.
Wind has been monitored at the Musselroe site since the early 1980s. Data gathered suggests that the area's wind resource is world class.
This 20 documentary shows how teams developed the Musselroe Wind Farm project from start to finish.

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